Charles Rupert Cubitt (1890–1968) was a pioneer Australian
rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s.
Playing career
Charlie Cubitt played with
Glebe for two seasons between (1911–1912). Charlie Cubitt was the older brother of the rugby league footballer;
Les Cubitt
Les Cubitt (31 October 1892 – 10 November 1968) was an Australian representative rugby league player, a , or whose club career was with Eastern Suburbs and the Glebe. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th centur ...
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Cubitt played in the 1911 NSWRL grand final against
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
Sports clubs
;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
which ended in a 11–8 loss despite Cubitt scoring 2 tries in the match. Cubitt played on in 1912 as Glebe finished as runners up in the competition to Easts yet again. Eastern Suburbs won the premiership by coming first and no grand final was contested to determine a winner.
Cubitt died on 20 September 1968, aged 77.
[Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 23 September 1968]
References
Glebe rugby league players
Australian rugby league players
1890 births
1968 deaths
Rugby league players from Sydney
Rugby league centres
Rugby league wingers
Rugby league five-eighths
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